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| | | H1N1 Flu Virus |
| | • | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | | | CDC collaborates to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health. Read about the H1N1 flu virus and see the weekly influenza surveillance report.
|  | EBSCO’s Influenza Evidence-Based Information Portal | | Up-to-date information designed to inform patients and their families and provide information to clinicians to help them with H1N1 diagnosis and treatment. | | • | Flu.gov | | | Flu.gov provides comprehensive government-wide information on pandemic influenza and avian influenza for the general public, health and emergency preparedness professionals, policy makers, government and business leaders, school systems, and local communities.
| | • | New England Journal of Medicine Flu Map | | | HealthMap is a public website bringing together disparate data sources to achieve a unified view of the current global state of infectious diseases see the Influenza A (H1N1 - "Swine Flu") Reports. | | • | Spokane Regional Health District | | | The Spokane Regional Health District is one of 34 local public health agencies serving Washington State’s 39 counties. | | • | World Health Organization | | | WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. Read the recent updates on the H1N1 pandemic. |
| | Healthcare Reform | Recent news stories about the healthcare reform plan. | | | Mammograms: New Guidelines Debate | U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s new guidelines for breast cancer screening sparks debates. | | | Middle East Conflict |
| | • | Library of Congress - Places in the News | | | Find up-to-date maps that locate areas relating to current events in the news, featured places that change with current events and links to additional information.
| | • | Middle East Studies - Internet Sources | | | This site produced by the Columbia University libraries is a portal that links to many sites about the Middle East that they have arranged by subject. Some topics included are: Religions, economics, food, politics, music, literature, weather, and women.
| | • | The Washington Institute for Near East Policy | | | The Washington Institute for Near East Policy was founded in 1985 and is a public educational foundation dedicated to scholarly research and informed debate on U.S. interests in the Middle East.
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| | The Economy |
| | • | Auto Industry Bailout | | | Read an overview and track the latest developments from the New York Times. | | • | CNNMoney.com: Morning Buzz | | | Visit the site that focuses on the big market and macroeconomic news of the day.
| | • | Economic Indicators | | | Search economic indicators for the U.S. including GDP, prices, money & security markets.
| | • | Global Credit Crunch | | | Find a collection of news and analysis concerning problems associated with the U.S. and global financial systems. | | • | The ’Bailout ’ Plan | | | Find background information and new updates on the Troubled Asset Relief Program. | | • | The Credit Crisis | | | Explore the origins and latest developments in the credit crisis from the New York Times. | | • | The Layman’s Finance Crisis Glossary | | | Find out the meanings of such terms as credit default swap, derivatives, short selling, sub-prime mortgages, and write-down.
| | • | The Mortgage Crisis | | | Search the NY Times archives and articles, and find links to the FDIC and the Federal Reserve. |
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